The Finals 1.5.5 update patch notes: Weapon buffs & nerfs, Gadget tweaks, bug fixes, more

Joseph Pascoulis

Embark Studios have released a new update for The Finals. For those interested in all the changes and fixes, here are the full The Finals update 1.5.5 patch notes.

The Finals is continuing to impress in the FPS genre, and the devs seem extremely motivated to continue improving the game and providing updates to fix issues.

The previous update introduced a new look for the store, as well as the Solo Bank It mode, which is great for those who like to play without a squad. Now, on January 24, the devs released yet another patch that includes a variety of balance changes for Gadgets, Weapons, and more.

For those interested in all of the details, here are the full patch notes for The Finals 1.5.5 update.

The Finals update 1.5.5 patch notes

Courtesy of Embark Studio’s blog, here are the full patch notes for the 1.5.5 update, which brings a variety of balance changes and fixes to The Finals on January 24, 2024:

Welcome to Update 1.5.5

Today’s update comes with a number of balance changes for weapons and gadgets, including a decrease in the length of invulnerability after revival. We’ve also implemented crash fixes, and an adjustment to tournament matchmaking that will lead to tighter player skill-gap in tournaments. There is also a fix to the crossplay settings so it can be turned off successfully.

On top of all of this, we have some new content in the store!

We have a survey available now in Embark ID that focuses on Solo Bank It and we’d appreciate it if you have the time to give us some feedback on this experimental mode. 

A note about the future: based on your feedback and our own telemetry evaluation, we recognize that the Recon Senses ability for the Medium build needs an overhaul and we’re working on that right now. You can look forward to that change and more in next week’s update! 

Balance Changes

Gadgets

Defibrillators

  • Decreased the length of invulnerability applied after a revive to 0.75s from 1.5s

Revives

  • Decreased the length of invulnerability applied after a revive to 0.75s from 1.5s

Weapons

.357 Revolver

  • Decreased the amount of bullet dispersion applied when aiming down sights
  • Reduced damage fall-off start range to 23m from 35m
  • Reduced damage fall-off end range to 40m from 50m

CL-40

  • Increased player damage to 110 from 100

FCAR

  • Decreased damage to 25 from 26

Guardian Turret

  • Decreased health to 280 from 300

MGL32

  • Increased player damage to 83 from 80

Throwing Knives

  • Decreased the amount of projectile dispersion applied when falling
  • Decreased the amount of projectile dispersion applied when sprinting

Content And Bug Fixes

Crashes

  • Fixed an issue where certain GPUs would sometimes crash

Matchmaking

  • Fixed an issue where crossplay settings would not be respected when the player was in a party
  • Updated matchmaking configuration in Tournament and Ranked Tournament modes, to help ensure closer matches by skill-rating

Well, there you have it, that was everything you need to know about The Finals update 1.5.5. For more, make sure you also check out how many people play The Finals.

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Joseph is a Senior Writer at CharlieIntel, specializing in shooters such as Call of Duty, Apex Legends, Fortnite, and Overwatch. He also enjoys Souls-likes, the Resident Evil franchise, and Tekken. After writing for KeenGamer, he joined CharlieIntel in 2021. If Joseph isn't writing about games, he's most likely playing them. You can contact him at [email protected].